Lecture reference #

• Introduction. Computer and operating systems.
• File system and its interface.
• Processes.
• POSIX signals.
• Threads. P-threads and mutexes.
• Synchronization.

Laboratory reference #

• not graded: Lab0 - POSIX program execution environment
• graded:
  • Lab1 - Filesystem
  • Lab2 - Processes and signals
  • Lab3 - Threads and mutexes
  • Lab4 - Synchronization

Other #

• The GNU C library manual.
• The Single UNIX specification, Version 3 (includes IEEE Std 1003.1 and ISO/IEC 9945)
• POSIX FAQ
• Site of similar cource from the University of Illinois
• Repository with sample source codes, similar to our tutorials